Match Reports archives

Luke Young's first-half strike was enough to seal a vital 1-0 win for Aston Villa but they rode their luck against unlucky Everton.

Darren Bent's penalty deep into injury time was enough to secure a shock 1-0 success for Sunderland over Manchester City.

Fernando Torres came to lacklustre Liverpool's rescue to give them a scarcely-deserved 1-0 win against West Bromwich Albion.

Ten man Bolton came from two-down against Birmingham to earn a point thanks to second half goals from Kevin Davies and Robbie Blake.

Wayne Rooney ended his goal drought as Manchester United condemned West Ham to their third straight defeat.

Andy Carroll's second half header cancelled out Sylvan Ebanks-Blake's strike to earn Newcastle a deserved point at Wolves.

Chelsea missed a penalty but still proved too strong for Stoke thanks to goals from Florent Malouda and a Didier Drogba spot-kick.

Wigan battled to a deserved win to record their first points of the season against a below-par Spurs side.

Dickson Etuhu ruined Blackpool's big day at Bloomfield Road with a late equaliser to give Fulham a 2-2 draw and a share of the spoils.

Andre Arshavin's second-half strike secured victory for Arsenal and sent the Gunners top of the table.

City laughed in the face of accusations that they're a group of talented individuals, not a cohesive team, by beating Liverpool 3-0.

Manchester United were dealt an early blow in the title race after Fulham fought back to earn a point with a spirited display at home.

Newcastle hit Aston Villa for six to announce their Premier League return in style

Nicolas Anelka and Salomon Kalou both scored a brace as Chelsea romped to a 6-0 win at sorry Wigan.

Johan Elmander and Jussi Jaaskelainen were the heroes for Bolton as the Trotters beat West Ham 3-1 at Upton Park.

Gardner's double sinks Blackburn at St Andrews after N'Zonzi had given Rovers the lead and Pedersen had missed from the spot.

Arsenal cruised to a 6-0 victory over a 10-man Blackpool side who struggled to cope at the Emirates.

A first-half double from Gareth Bale was enough to secure all three points for Spurs at the Britannia Stadium.

Everton left the pitch to the sound of boos ringing around Goodison Park after Wolves fought back from a goal down to steal a point.

Peter Odemwingie made the perfect debut as he scored the winning goal for West Brom in a poor game against Sunderland.

Manchester United eased into the new season with a comfortable 3-0 victory over newly promoted Newcastle United at Old Trafford.

A bizarre own goal by Jose Reina denied ten man Liverpool a win as Arsenal earned a point and also had a man red carded at Anfield.

Didier Drogba's opening day hat-trick helps champions Chelsea to a 6-0 demolition of newly promoted West Brom at Stamford Bridge.

Lee Cattermole's sending off in the first half proved to be pivotal as Birmingham came from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Sunderland.

Outbound midfielder James Milner was amongst the scorers as turmoil ridden Aston Villa secured an emphatic opening day victory.

Blackburn secured all three points in a game characterised by dogged defensive play from the home side at Ewood Park.

Two goals in three minutes from David Jones and Steven Fletcher were enough to secure a 2-1 victory against the Potters at Molineux.

Fulham reserve goalkeeper David Stockdale was the hero as the Cottagers battled to a 0-0 draw with Bolton at the Reebok.

Chris Kirkland had a day to forget as Marlon Harewood scored twice on his debut in a deserved 4-0 victory for the Seasiders.

Joe Hart produced a man-of-the-match performance to deny Spurs a win on the opening day of the season at White Hart Lane.